In England, a fighter breaks his arm after defending a kick. Watch!

McCombe falls after suffering a broken arm. Photo: Dolly Clew/Cage Warriors

An unusual injury in MMA marked the 74th edition of the British “Cage Warriors” event, held last weekend in London. In the first round of the fifth fight of the night, the Englishman Nathaniel Wood delivered a kick to the waist of Northern Irishman Steve McCombe, who positioned his left arm to defend the blow. However, the impact of Wood's shin was such that it ended up fracturing his rival's arm instantly.

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McCombe himself was unaware of the injury he suffered and even tried to hit his opponent with his fractured arm, but ended up falling to the ground and the fight was interrupted. After the serious injury, Steve remained hospitalized in the English capital for four days, but was discharged and went home, in the city of Belfast (Northern Ireland), last Wednesday (19), according to information released by the event itself. “Cage Warriors” on their social media profiles.

Check out the video of Steve McCombate's fracture in CW74 below: